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System and method of mediating a web page

a web page and system technology, applied in the field of web page systems and methods, can solve the problems of increasing problems, requiring significant technical expertise, and restricting the use of proxy servers to track user web page requests, so as to prevent web pages

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-11
BMC SOFTWARE
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[0008]The present invention provides substantial advantages over previously developed systems for mediating web pages by allowing dynamic content to be mediated.
[0009]The present invention provides yet another important technical advantage by preventing web pages from being cached by a user's computer or a proxy server.
[0010]The present invention provides yet another important technical advantage by allowing cookies to be mediated.
[0011]The present invention provides yet another important technical advantage by being able to mediate a significantly greater number of web pages than previous methods.
[0012]The present invention provides yet another important technical advantage because it does not require additional software to be installed on the user's computer, nor does it require modification of a user's web browser.

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However, the use of proxy servers requires significant technical expertise because each browser must be individually configured to go through the proxy server.
This problem is accentuated by the fact that different versions of the same browser can require unique configuration.
A further limitation on the use of proxy servers to track a user's web page requests exists because user's requests can not be routed through any other proxy server.
This is becoming increasingly problematic, as a growing number of companies require employee requests to be routed through a company proxy server.
The methods used by these web sites, however, do not handle dynamic content such as JavaScript, forms, side image maps and other essential web techniques.

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[0016]Preferred embodiments of the present invention are illustrated in the FIGUREs, like numerals being used to refer to like and corresponding parts of the various drawings.

[0017]For the purposes of the present invention, “content” refers to the HTML and other data returned to a user's browser by a web page in response to a user's commands (e.g., when the user selects a link). A “static” web page contains content that is returned to a user's browser which does not change over time. A “dynamic” web page represents a page that can contain different, non-preformatted content that changes over time in response to the same user's commands. A “path” or “web path” is a succession of requests made in a particular order. A “teaching session” refers to the user defining a path such that the path can be later replayed.

[0018]The present invention provides a system and method for mediating a target web page in a manner that can handle both static and dynamic content in the web page. FIG. 1 is ...

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Abstract

A system and method for mediating a web page at an intermediate server. The system and method can include receiving a web page from a target web server, ensuring that the web page is not cached and changing links in the web page to refer to the intermediate server.

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RELATED INFORMATION[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to provisional application No. 60 / 165,102 filed Nov. 12, 1999, “System and Method for Routing a User Through an Intermediate Web Server” and provisional application No. 60 / 165,103 filed Nov. 12, 1999 “System and Method for Software Simulation of A User Following A Path Through a Web Site” which are both hereby fully incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to web page systems and methods, and more particularly, a system and method for software mediation of a web page at an intermediate server.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]As web sites become more ubiquitous, businesses are increasingly interested in setting performance goals and quality standards for their web sites. One way to achieve these objectives is to simulate an end user's experience with a company web site. By simulating the end user's experience, a company can determine the in...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/173G06F15/16G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30896G06F16/986
Inventor BODWELL, WALTER R.DAVIS, CLAYKLOBE, MICHAEL C.
Owner BMC SOFTWARE
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